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- Dictionaryguard/ɡɑːd/
verb
- 1. watch over in order to protect or control: "two men were left to guard the stockade"
- 2. protect against damage or harm: "the company fiercely guarded its independence" Similar
noun
- 1. a person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place: "a security guard" Similar
- 2. a device worn or fitted to prevent injury or damage: "a retractable blade guard" Similar
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2 days ago · The Nuremberg Laws (German: Nürnberger Gesetze, pronounced [ˈnʏʁnbɛʁɡɐ ɡəˈzɛtsə] ⓘ) were antisemitic and racist laws that were enacted in Nazi Germany on 15 September 1935, at a special meeting of the Reichstag convened during the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party. The two laws were the Law for the Protection of German ...
2 days ago · Treblinka ( pronounced [trɛˈbliŋka]) was the second-deadliest extermination camp to be built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. [2] It was in a forest north-east of Warsaw, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the village of Treblinka in what is now the Masovian Voivodeship.
2 days ago · Hampton Roads is defined by the water that surrounds it. From the extensive maritime heritage, to the ports, Coast Guard and Navy, we live in a community shaped by water.
2 days ago · Internet TLD. .ru. .рф. Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. [d] It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
2 days ago · The abbreviation GULAG (ГУЛАГ) stands for " Г ла́вное У правле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х ЛАГ ере́й" (Main Directorate of Correctional Labour Camps ), but the full official name of the agency changed several times . The Gulag is recognized as a major instrument of political repression in ...
2 days ago · The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake and sometimes referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau.
2 days ago · Police issue X26 TASER device with cartridge installed. Raysun X-1, a multi-purpose handheld weapon. A TASER is a conducted energy device (CED) primarily used to incapacitate people, allowing them to be approached and handled in an unresisting and thus less-lethal manner. Sold by Axon, formerly TASER International, [1] the TASER fires two small ...
